"It started badly, it tailed off a little in the middle, and the less said about the end the better. But apart from that, excellent." - Blackadder
@BuggsYourBunny
Жыл бұрын
Boom! boom! boom! boom!
@ShaDoW-uc7bn
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@tremoxo
Жыл бұрын
@@BuggsYourBunny That reminded me of Vengaboys LOL
@matwatson7947
Жыл бұрын
Amazon:We can do another one season Fans: No we wouldnt want to tire you Amazon: No really. I don't mind. I could- Fans: Not with The Silmarillion through the neck you couldnt...
@ganjagodking
Жыл бұрын
I love that you have stayed on KZitem long enough to give us these overviews thank you. I've loved your videos since I discovered you and I'd like to offer thanks to you and Jessica for the time you have given us. I have always appreciated your honesty and jokes and I'd have to say the best divide and conquer content and commentaries. I wish you the best of luck Galu and if your ever bored I will always slap that like button on whatever you drop for us 🙂
@swakprops
Жыл бұрын
Find someone who lovingly looks at you the way Jess looks at Galu while he rants about The Rings of Power.
@accromion3271
Жыл бұрын
Finally the rant we all needed. Now I can start trying to forget this show ever existed, though I fear that from now on every time I rewatch the trilogy I will be haunted by thoughts of what could have been.
@bluewhitespartan5258
Жыл бұрын
That is what mankind really needs. More rants. Finally. Rants maybe could even stop climate change. Maybe there would not be any wars with rants. Omfg
@ChrisGR2010
Жыл бұрын
@@bluewhitespartan5258 So you mean to say that people must take action to stop this show from continuing? 100% agree.
@Don9872
Жыл бұрын
@@bluewhitespartan5258 I'm no expert on climate change, war or TV shows, but I can expertly say that Rings of Power is definitely worse that war and climate change combined.
@duyvtran1
Жыл бұрын
Just four more seasons and then it’ll be over lol.
@alexanderp7083
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your review and thoughts. Considering the show IP and budget, this show really should be the greatest TV show ever made. It was incredibly average to sub-par. It's a real shame they didn't hire proper screenwriters and show runners, instead making the utterly bizarre decision to go with two show runners who have no credits to their name or even finished a project. Weird. Andor and HoTD completely blow this show out of the water. Hopefully they can learn from their mistakes in season 2.
@Emanon...
Жыл бұрын
I love that Galu's conclusion was essentially: "Pretty good show, except for the general story and writing, the hobbits in particular." And I very much agree
@orkinho1
Жыл бұрын
So it's bad lmao
@murqouttt8188
Жыл бұрын
@@orkinho1 its bad but it looks amazing loll
@ciryatar
Жыл бұрын
The best thing about Gil-Galad that I only recently realised is that Galadriel _is his great aunt!!!_ Rewatch the show with that in mind and it becomes even more ridiculous. Their relationship ought to be one of mutual understanding and trust and him taking counsel from her without her trying to undermine his authority.
@AROSP
Жыл бұрын
Great recap/review. RoP was just a poor show in general, it failed in basic storytelling and showrunning aspects regardless of the source material. There are too many flaws to outline them all, but Galadriel fell so flat for me. A defining aspect of her character is wisdom. This is an individual with thousands of years of experience who is held up as one of the wisest in existence. Her characterisation in the show was more like a hotheaded teenager. Cheers for the videos, enjoyed both your views and input throughout!
@martinb4272
Жыл бұрын
Yes! As the show emphasised in the lead up to release, they had a goal of diversity - now like that or not (as some do), by following exactly that line of though, the idea of "empowering" is just entirely not done justice, as Galadriels original character was just so much more the embodyment of power. And then there is the wisdom, perhaps one of the greatest and most admirable powers of all, stripped from the supposedly strong female lead.
@HandleMyBallsYouTube
Жыл бұрын
I'd agree on everything except Galadriel's defining trait being wisdom, what we know of her tells us for one that she wanted to rule, she wanted power. In truth I'd say Celeborn was the wiser, and Galadriel was more of a hothead in certain ways. Galadriel was certainly incredibly wise by the war of the ring, even by elven standards, but her whole thing about ''passing the test'' implies she had a darker side to her as well. That moment however is completely ruined by the show, because she basically already passes the test with Sauron himself trying to win him over, which makes the fact that she managed to resist the temptation of the ring much less impactful. Yes, RoP Galadriel is pretty god damn stupid, but I don't think wise ethereal elf was what Galadriel always was.
@AROSP
Жыл бұрын
@@HandleMyBallsKZitem Very true, I think I was going for a surface-level take on the fact Galadriel is a member of the Council of the Wise, so it seems out of keeping with her character that she makes so many patently unwise decisions in this show. You raise an interesting point about Celeborn, what a shame he seems to have gone AWOL in RoP, though I doubt they'd have done him any justice in this season...
@waltonsmith7210
Жыл бұрын
Elves change and mature over the course of their lifetimes, on a longer timescale than humans. Maybe they were trying to illustrate that this is early in Galadriels career. Its especially early for an elf navigating the world of men.
@KizzMyAbs
Жыл бұрын
Watching you grimace when Jessica says she likes horrible shit is so good!😂😂😂
@Satus21
Жыл бұрын
This show was absolute trash, and I genuinely think there was nothing good about it other then a few visuals...
@mikeyfjune
Жыл бұрын
Been eagerly awaiting this. Best Middle Earth channel on KZitem.
@whoisgoobafish9623
Жыл бұрын
Celembrimbor would have been a good main character with s1, just focusing on the foresight of their diminishment would have been great, could have even have opened with Celembrimbor burning the midnight oil, smithing away in the middle of a stormy night and there’s a knock on the door!
@alekseizaitsev58
Жыл бұрын
Nice idea!
@doomsdaybooty1072
Жыл бұрын
Yea they absolutely murdered Celebrimbor in this show. He should've had the closer relationship with the dwarves, he should've been younger and stronger and smarter (alloys duh) and he should've been the protagonist.
@CaneTopper
Жыл бұрын
I also won't rewatch the tv show, but I most certainly will rewatch this video.
@bigcheese422
Жыл бұрын
“Just smile for once, you daft bastard” is my quote of the year. Legendary. Thank you both for the entertainment 😂😂
@petergeddes6652
Жыл бұрын
If they're going for the genuine redemption idea for Sauron on the raft. It doesn't work within the events described within the show because he ends up on the raft after he's already been experimenting with orcs in the north.
Жыл бұрын
Another plot hole I hadn't thought of. Thank you!
@sebe2255
Жыл бұрын
To be fair I assume that is before he gets “killed” by Adar right? So his redemption moment could have happened after this point I guess. That being said I doubt they were going for genuine redemption. It just looks that way because he doesn’t actually do anything wrong, and even saves the Elves.
@petergeddes6652
Жыл бұрын
@@sebe2255 it just doesn't make sense if that's the case. The reason he gives for feeling remorse is to do with Morgoth and feeling the light of the One. We get no indication that would feel remorse because he was killing orcs and was then supplanted by Adar. I agree he's probably on the raft because he was "killed" by Adar but how that relates to his "redemption" is dubious. I'm plumbing for the theory that he's just lying to try and persuade Galadriel to come to his side
@sebe2255
Жыл бұрын
@@petergeddes6652 Oh again I doubt they were doing a genuine redemption arc. But I feel like there is enough room to say his true redemption started when he was “killed”
@bluewhitespartan5258
Жыл бұрын
You are wrong.
@kl2996
Жыл бұрын
Man, this is so Cathartic
@TheBloom312
Жыл бұрын
Hey Galu, Jess pointed out you watched The Witcher and that made me question. Did you ever read the books or have played The Witcher 3? And also, have you both watched House of the dragon? In my opinion HBO did very well after the disastrous last season of GoT.
@JoeBoxerNo1
Жыл бұрын
Hope you dont mind me adding my answers in here. I have seen seasons 1+2 of witcher, played game 1+2 of witcher, not the third game yet. I watched and read all of GoT but have not watched the new HoD. Rings of Power is horrible, its basically a season 8 GoT. And HoD is comparable to GoT season 1 I have heard. The Witcher is decent compared to these two shows. I have not read the books of the Witcher Yet, but I do intend to some day. I have read The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings Triology, and The Silmarillion. Rings of Power, is such a disgrace for the genre of Fantasy, High Fantasy.
@cataclyzm3844
Жыл бұрын
@@JoeBoxerNo1 I have watched the two seasons of The Witcher, read all the books and played the games multiple times. I group The Witcher, Rings of Power (read The Hobbit, LotR and reading now the Silmarillion), the last 2 seasons of GoT (read all the books too) in the same bag (maybe Wheel of Time but I haven't watched the series and only read the first book). My only conclusion is that they don't care about source material, they just want the name and then do what they want, sadly what they want is not good. I can see where someone can like The Witcher series, for me it's impossible to look at it without thinking of the books and how bad it is adapted if is at all. So much changes and none of them good, the worst being that I don't see a reason for the majority of changes. HotD is an exception sadly.
@JoeBoxerNo1
Жыл бұрын
@@cataclyzm3844 I agree completely. The writers now a days have no ability to create their own characters or grand scale worlds. So you are right, they literally BUY a well known and liked NAME. Then slap on this woke left Politically Correct garbage propaganda. It just seems like they are trying to change American Culture to this kind of Degeneracy, without Morals or christian ethics.
@Emanon...
Жыл бұрын
The last 20 mins was the voice of a broken man shouting into the void. I don't disagree
@yagneshiyer88
Жыл бұрын
I suspect Adar, a few humans and a few orcs will defy Sauron, and join up in a battle against Sauron with the humans, Arondir and Isildur in Pelargir. This will all be part of some great repentance arc where they would cement the idea that orcs are inherently not evil, and that their actions define them. Overall the show is a 4/10 for me. I want to forget what I saw.
@breandanmaguire3335
Жыл бұрын
If She-ra Galadrial has seen what you have not seen you can't unsee what you have seen
@vargakovacsistvan
Жыл бұрын
I just wanted to thank you Galu for these videos. Or what am i talking, for every videos. :) You made a lot of fun for me. Take care, and enjoy the beautiful life!
@majkus
Жыл бұрын
No, the reason the (book) Elves were persuaded to make the Rings, especially the Three, was not to stop their own fading or to prolong their lives; their longevity is the Gift of the One to His first children. That's the sort of thing you get when you can't write Elves and write them as if they were Men. Tolkien makes it clear in his letters and other writings (e.g., the history of the Elessar) that the Elvish weakness in Middle-earth was a kind of neurotic nostalgia. Unlike Men, who faced time looking at the future (possibly with dread of death), the Elves looked backwards towards a time that receded away. The Three Rings allowed them to stop Time, so that the Middle-earth that they had come to love would remain unchanging instead of fading. See some of the discussion of how 'nothing seems to happen' in Lothlórien, and especially read Verlyn Flieger's book, 'A Question of Time'. All the Rings stopped the decay of Time (the Dwarves seem to have perceived Time in terms of diminishing wealth, judging by the effect the Seven had on them), and of course for mortals, this meant extended longevity; indeed, the lure of the Nine 'for mortal men doomed to die' was surely at least as much a matter of becoming immortal as temporal power. The Three did not grant their bearers longer life or slow their fading, except insofar as the weariness with the mortal world took its toll on their spirits. One of the worst (to me) things about the 'time compression' in the story is that it ruins this theme of denying Time. Remember Payne saying: “If you are true to the exact letter of the law, you are going to be telling a story in which your human characters are dying off every season because you’re jumping 200 years in time, and then you’re not meeting really big, important canon characters until season four. Look, there might be some fans who want us to do a documentary of Middle-earth, but we’re going to tell one story that unites all these things.” Aside from the patronizing attitude towards fans of the book (no one asked for a 'documentary') he has completely missed the entire POINT of the story of the Second Age: the matter of Mortality and Immortality, and fighting the inevitable decay of Time. If you don't have human characters dying off over time, then the desire of the Númenoreans for the endless lives of the Elves can only be told in dialogue, not dramatized. And of course, there are no mortals for the Elves to mourn. I think that Payne and McKay sincerely think they love Tolkien, but they are children who only see Tolkien as a source for fantastic elements like Wizards and Halflings and Elves and Magic Rings and a Dwarves and of course a Balrog, with exciting battles and grand sweeping vistas; but they have no idea what he was writing ABOUT. And they obviously find his religious and philosophical underpinnings to be old-fashioned and quaint: wouldn't Sauron be more "Interesting" if he were this conflicted figure who wants Galadriel for his bride instead of an almost purely evil diabolus? Or the High King of the Noldor would be so boring if he were thoroughly virtuous instead of a more 'realistic' flawed person. Tolkien should have known better, but that's OK, we can fix it. Kind of amazing if McKay is the devout Mormon he claims to be.
@ertugs33
Жыл бұрын
My biggest problem is with Sauron. Why does he help Elves for them to stop diminishing and help create the rings in the first place. He could ve just let them sail to Valinor and be done with it. Also about Galadriel, so basically she created the Sauron as we knew. We dont know if he was really going to Valinor to beg for mercy but if thats true, then Galadriel helped and created the Sauron we knew by dragging him all along. How is this gonna work where your main characters are so dumb, that they create evil stuff on their own(same for Celebrimbor)and not by the intelligence of evil. Basically Sauron wasnt a genius level manipulator, these supposed heroes are so dumb, he doesnt need to do anything.
@TheRealB40
Жыл бұрын
Sauron was 100% a genius level manipulator what are you even saying
@DaDude2011
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealB40 That’s their point and why they’re calling out the show’s failure to represent Sauron and those attempting to stop him.
@aliceinwonder8978
Жыл бұрын
Sauron was an even bigger manipulator than in the books cuz he fooled galadriel for a time.
@knightslegion1731
Жыл бұрын
You guys are 100% on point with these criticisms. I'm going to speak more directly to Galu's rant since his opinions are directly informed by the source material. You're correct that the biggest problem with the whole show was "the story". The hobbits took away from much more important storylines. The protagonist, Galadriel, was a completely unlikable character. Furthermore, Characters constantly made stupid or illogical decisions, the plot was filled with holes, and Tolkien's original events were changed for no justifiable reason. I've already checked out of the show and will not be coming back for season 2. It is pretty clear that the creative team in charge of RoP has no talent and no respect for the original source material. It saddens me to think that one of my last Galu videos is an exercise in commiseration, but these criticisms need to be aired and I hope this video becomes well circulated. Season 1: 3/10
@Rachub
Жыл бұрын
Whilst I don't share quite your level of frustration, I do pretty much agree with you both about what you liked and didn't like. I think what maybe the show's main failing is that so much time was seemingly dedicated to setting things up for explanation in the second season (which is frustrating), which itself needs to resolve some of the failings you talked about. For example, I think this version of Galadriel will become a more familiar Galadriel, but that's an arc that could and should have easily been completed during the first season. I will say that I don't think it's irredeemable, but it does need some pretty big improvements. I was underwhelmed more than disappointed. (P.s. the Durin actor's Welsh, not Scottish, was a couple of years above me in school 🙂)
@petergeddes6652
Жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I couldn't even really enjoy the battle episode. So much of it was contrived and silly. Why are the numenorians charging when we see them riding? Have they received word that a battle is going on? As far as we know they have no idea the southlanders are being attacked, they only know that Sauron directed orcs towards that vague area. The time it takes for them to get from open sea to Mordor itself also bothered me. It was also chock full of cliches that had me rolling my eyes every few minutes.
@Lewis_Standing
Жыл бұрын
I think Lord of the Rings online MMO covered the story of eregion very well. The ruins of Mirobel, as well as the school at Tham Mirdain were fascinating. not played that game in forever.
@louisstemler5004
Жыл бұрын
finally ! Ty Galu :)
@timgt3625
Жыл бұрын
Would be keen to hear your opinions on the films in the same format. You both often compare this series to the films so I'd love to have your critical eye(s) on the original trilogy.
@nottheeviltwin2
Жыл бұрын
Watch this space 😏
@ecthelion1735
Жыл бұрын
The only good thing about RoP is that it's given us some more Galu videos. I hope you continue your lorecasts at some point, even if it's once every couple of months.
@rodharrison3752
Жыл бұрын
I'm always down for more lorecast videos. So many of the other presenters now come off as so fake with how close they have become to Amazon
@ecthelion1735
Жыл бұрын
@@rodharrison3752 I can think of two that sold out. Most Tolkien channels seem to be pretty skeptical or downright hostile to Amazon.
@RahulKaushal1983
Жыл бұрын
Galu: "Ignoring some of the nonsense of the story" - wait - One can't ignore it if the loremaster Galu says its nonsense
@baeromir
Жыл бұрын
Well said, I think y'all's combination is perfect representation of how most people feel about the show. I wish I had more hope for season 2, but they would have to undo or forget a lot of season 1 to steady their ship
@jojo-gy9pp
Жыл бұрын
I for one would like to thanks Jess for opening up the possibilities of this rant. Thanks alot.
@esgardir
Жыл бұрын
I think you really can sum up all the issues with this show to poor and lazy writing. This frustrated me the most because as you said it feels as though they have so little respect for us that we wouldn't notice all the plot holes and contradictions.
@SevenStarsandSevenStones
Жыл бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly. The "I am good" line was laughable and yanked me right out of a pretty good action scene with some tension in it. And while the Númenorian cavalry rescue was timely, it didn't feel earned. It made it feel as though the story happened because it needed to, not because it could or should have in-world.
@christopherpoet458
Жыл бұрын
@@SevenStarsandSevenStones The Humenorian Calvalry rescue could not have been done in a way to make it feel as earned as you would like it too. The best case setup I can see for such an outcome would be to take the Battle of Healms Deep as an example. While Gandalf made it clear he would be there at dawn on the 5th day, no such notice is given to the village. They couldn't warn them. All they knew was what Hellbrand informed them and the only reason he could provide that information was because he knew what Adar was after and where he would be headed. The timing was, truly, just a conwincidence. They had no idea the village would be under attack and probably did not know it was until they got there. Their ride in haste was not out of alert for the attack, but to get there in the hopes they would beat the enemy there. To be quite honest, that whole bit played out exactly how I expected. The only part they did not show was a scout informing the Numenorians of the attack just prior to their arrival. It would have been better if they had a quick scene of the riders taking a break and a scout rushing in to warn them the village was under attack and trapped in their town. That would have given the rescue a little more weight. I can agree, the I am Good line takes me out of it and it would have been better if he pronounced his name instead. Either a variant of Gandalf's many names or the name of one of the Blue Wizards. Saying "I am Good" just felt too... cheesy. And likewise, the alarm form the mystics would have been better if it was in an attempt to make a full retreat, to provide a bunch of expo. Something like: Mystic 1: He is not Sauron? (Surprised and alarmed) The mystics turn to flee, one of them shouting. Mystic 2: He is Istar (or whatever the proper name is lol) Follow that with the wanderer. Metior Man: I am =INSERT NAME= Followed by the blast of white light to destroy the mystics. Keep the tensions. Keep the pacing. They could have done another path of making the Mystics cocky, which would kinda feel appropriate, in that they choose to fight him still after realizing he is not Sauron. The break would make more sense, but then we would need a slightly longer fight to rebuild that tension before they are vanquished. A quick node to the OP here though, the Contridctions are unavoidable. This has been public knowledge for months now and I am finding it less and less understandable for people to behave as if it is something to be ignored. They do not own the rights to the explicit detailing of the Silmarillion, only the Apendiceis. And seeing that the appendacies are more vague and structured as a quick summary rather than a detailed history, this was bound to happen. Even with the freedom to re-develope the lore (which they did), there is still a legal limitation to how close they can get before they are writing something that warents a lawsuit. That said, anyone going into this show should have been aware to some extent that a perfect representation of the history we are familiar with was not going to happen. Period. That said, yea there other issues with the writing. Overall, its not as bad as people make it out to be. There are two particular issues I have seen with the show that have caused it to crumble so easily, both of which (to me) are semi-novice mistakes but also prove my firm belief that the show should never be left to only two writers. Sometimes it works, most of the time it does not. Idc whos name you put on it or who suggested what, if someone is going to greenlight an error like the two I have seen in here, they deserve what they got from the product. They blatantly asked for it and I can't even say I am surprised because I will bet you anything whoever approved on the scripts final clearly was not a literary student to any degree.
@doomsdaybooty1072
Жыл бұрын
@@SevenStarsandSevenStones when the Numenorean cavalry was riding into Mordor, the sun was rising behind them...which would mean the they are riding in from the east. This was a pretty sloppy error, indicative of the lack of care and attention to detail
@SevenStarsandSevenStones
Жыл бұрын
@@doomsdaybooty1072 Excellent point! Amazon continues to impress.
@mrmeow6415
Күн бұрын
Curious on Galu’s thoughts on season 2. Hopefully he will rise again to grace us with his wisdom
@CALLE92JOHANSSON
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this series! I greatly enjoyed your discussions.
@TETASARAIVACS
Жыл бұрын
Did Tolkien say that Sauron could take the form of other known people, as to take their place? I never got that impression. I think he can shape shift into different forms, but not as a specific person
@wd2989
Жыл бұрын
There is a story in The Silmarillion about the people of Haleth (check my spelling) having a clan meeting and one of the men in the clan leadership is “impersonated”. No one can explain the event but it is speculated that Sauron impersonated the man.
@duyvtran1
Жыл бұрын
In the show’s universe, the three Elven Rings were also not created by Sauron.
@wd2989
Жыл бұрын
Technically you’re right. He left the scene by the time the rings were made. But I can see how folks can gloss over that “just in time departure”. In the books, the three were created entirely without his awareness. In the show, it DOES depict that Sauron had awareness that “2 rings” were going to be made. So I can understand the anger some fans have.
@louisstemler5004
Жыл бұрын
I have an opinion about Halbrand being Sauron : we have, I think, to understand the way Amazon turned it : For a good TV show today, you need some suspense : we can see it with Isildur diing : we know the story, it's useless to pretend that Isildur is dead.
@erkanyldz7233
Жыл бұрын
When Arachir posts a video it is a good day.
@retro_gamer_uk
Жыл бұрын
If Sauron is a shape shifter, why didnt he become a huge dragon in the films and win the battle? I think it has to be controlled a bit like that so I can see why he didnt become a fish. I watched with a totally open mind and loved it. But only if you accept that its not supposed to be true to the lore. Only resembling it and familiar.
Жыл бұрын
Sauron loses the ability to shape-shift after the destruction of Numenor. Prior to that, he can, and does, take many forms of power - werewolf, bats, human+...
@retro_gamer_uk
Жыл бұрын
@ thats cool. Thanks for your insight. Still I imagine this universe as separate but based on the former and that way I dont mind.
@Galmion
Жыл бұрын
Imagine having such low standards. You’re literally the „dude just turn your brain off“-audience. Congrats, I guess?
@retro_gamer_uk
Жыл бұрын
@@Galmion love the hardcore seriousness of your participation here 😂. Well done. I’ll continued taking it lightly.
@CpZ-Z-Z
Жыл бұрын
I was watching ROP at the same time as House of the Dragons. One show felt true to the books. One show felt like professional writers thoughtfully wrote the script. And finally, one show felt like it had professional actors. Sadly, it wasn't ROP.
@KathyMort
Жыл бұрын
This entire video is perfectly on point.
@thedoctor755
Жыл бұрын
BTW, if you haven't watched Charlie Hopkinson's deep-fake roast videos on Rings of Power (among others), go straight there next. Here's the first of the main roast vids, where your host is Gandalf :) kzitem.info/news/bejne/moaFyYJ5hp6Bkqg
@connorfritsch8618
Ай бұрын
Dude gold! Thanks for the recommendation lol
@alekseizaitsev58
Жыл бұрын
Great review! It is nice to have your both! Two sincere opinions are always welcome.
@belegur8108
Жыл бұрын
a friend of mine showed me some pictures he took in his vacation to Ireland. One of those was an odd one with the background being very focused showing a beautifull rolling hills landscape, but the subject of the pic was very blurry and out of focus. My comment on that pic was: "Thats excatly how i see the RoP saison 1: beautifull background, but everything, the focus should be on was only blurry and not focused at all.
@tobiasthederp
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for being the voice we all needed. You’re very underrated as a tuber
@anthonykeane4984
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear your thoughts ,as echoed by many on here i will miss your youtube videos . The lore info , humour and some of the most entertaining gameplay vids ive ever watched . I didnt enjoy rings of power and was disappointed by it . Even with my limited lore knowledge. God knows how you felt watching it galu .
@victortabacaru7438
Жыл бұрын
I hope they do a spin-off sitcom with Durin is his youth and his shenanigans with Elrond. Laugh track included. With bearded women this time
@davidjohnson9763
Жыл бұрын
Great overview, much appreciated!
@angamaitesangahyando685
Жыл бұрын
26:00 Isn't the idea for the Elves to come to terms with their fading and leave Middle-earth actually Tolkienian? Both Durin the father and Gil-Galad (here) are the most Tolkienian characters of all in this regard. The Rings are a "machine", and creation thereof only led to suffering. - Adûnâi
@TheAUTcheker
Жыл бұрын
at this point, im honestly tired of arguing. this show is just not good and a dissapointment
@TyonKree
Жыл бұрын
One thing RoP did well was the Orc arc. Say what you want but every other story arc was worse. It gives you insight into "orc life" without Sauron or Morgoth in power.
@Syaniiti
Жыл бұрын
While I agree that some of the establishing shots look nice, I can't wait for Gallu to see the Lord of the Rings movies by Jackson if he thought the RoP costumes and armor were good (or rather, held up). His mind is going to get blown by the quality difference. And the show is more expensive per minute than the movies were at about 1 million per minute compared to the movies 0.5 per minute. Some of the actors were okay (Durin) but the entire bloodsword is a key thing makes literally no sense when you could achieve the same thing with a sledgehammer (or a lever). How could anyone know where in Middle-Earth you were supposed to be using the maps. In the first episode the Southlands moved on the map and later the hobbits were shown traveling to near Poros but after that they were back near Mirkwood where they started.
Жыл бұрын
I have seen LOTR many many times. Too many to count really. The shots indeed hold up some 20 years later and the ROP shots are just as good as LOTR.
@JW-jd6sn
Жыл бұрын
So, Galu can speak some Elvish, knows alot of deep lore from all ages, watched rings of power, was the lead of a lotr conversion mod for third age for years and you think he hasn't watched the lotr trilogy?! Surely some sort of sarcasm or something?
@Syaniiti
Жыл бұрын
@ I was being sarcastic about that bit, the quality of the costuming is so much better on something made for cheaper was the point, there should've have been a period, my bad. And yes, as I mentioned, some of the establishing shots were quite good in RoP.
@Syaniiti
Жыл бұрын
@@JW-jd6sn Yes, it was sarcasm. Sometimes hard to convey in text and me adding a period to where it shouldn't have been didn't help.
@Chris_P_Bacon_the_4029th
Жыл бұрын
I agree with you 95% Galu, but a couple points: 1. Halbrand convinced Pharazon to let him out of prison quite easily. What is the lore rationale? You mentioned it: Sauron's sorcery and force of will, and Numenorian weakness. The only thing is, we didn't SEE Halbrand whispering spells of beguilement, but that is nevertheless plausible. 2. Halbrand on a raft rescuing Galadriel - and the convenient arrival of the sea serpent for effect. Yes,, utterly ridiculous as coincidences; therefore, planned! So the real question is, what would Sauron's plan be in arranging those meetings and travels? Thus, I would rephrase those objections as: viewers were given short shrift on what could actually be plausible plot points. They may not be bad plot, just skipped-over plot development. Only the most knowledgeable Tolkien fans would even notice. This is a different Sauron master plan than Tolkien wrote, but given the licensing constraints, it might be a reasonable master plan after all. Final nitpick: I don't think dumping water into lava causes an explosion, it just causes steam. Volcanic explosions occur from water embedded in the lava at extremely high pressure (like bottom-of-ocean subduction zone), where sudden depressurization at surface causes 1000x expansion (water to steam) which carries along lava/rock particles. I hate physical-world implausibility even more than I hate plot implausibility. Final wish: please be a blue wizard!
@xOdySx
Жыл бұрын
They should invite you and many other lore people as advisors. You did great with recent video on Invicta channel ;)
@McHobotheBobo
Жыл бұрын
Gotta start somewhere, we will likely get what we truly want eventually since this series has been commercially successful- so long as they can secure the proper rights. Such is the development of art under capitalism
@smedleybelkin19
Жыл бұрын
The lad who played Elrond is from my home town. Only of interest if you're a Hullensian.
@angamaitesangahyando685
Жыл бұрын
21:20 It's a controversial opinion, but I kind of liked the staunchly Darwinistic, cutthroat Hobbits who don't consider their wounded to be worth carrying around and caring about. (Although to be fair, there are reports of primitive homines sapientes supporting their cripples, I'm not exactly sure on this part.) - Adûnâi
@LeftJoystick
Жыл бұрын
There's a random 'Warhammer miniatures' video in this playlist lol Also, the playlist is in reverse. Might be worth switching the order of the vids so the episodes play in-order.
@mikkebullansen7461
Жыл бұрын
Radagast sends Gwaihir to save Gandalf. Cause if i recall he felt bad that Saruman had used him
@JoeBoxerNo1
Жыл бұрын
My overall thought on the entire show: its a highly polished wet turd, or a sequence of Diarrhea after a Super Hot Curry Indian dish. I refuse to acknowledge that Rings of Power is part of the Tolkien Universe and Lore. This show will forever remain, a pathetic attempt to commendeer Tolkiens Name to create a terrible fan fiction of Fantasy, marinated in Politics and Identity Politics. Where politics have NO business, especially modern politics, in Arda.
@angamaitesangahyando685
Жыл бұрын
Are you implying that the civil strife in Gondor with a purist South losing is not an echo of recent Western politics (of the 1850s)? Politics (religion, ideology...) is the lifeblood of this world. You may disagree with the current political course, but not culture itself. Everything humans do is culture. - Adûnâi
@nath9091
Жыл бұрын
I see the story of the Numenoreans as a cautionary tale heavily based on the Old Testament. A blessed people given a land by God. Envious of immortality and God they are tempted by the deceiver resulting in them rebelling and getting mostly destroyed and cast out in a few boats. They rebuild but eventually the line of the Kings is lost and they're in exile until they unite Elves and Men in Arwen and Aragorn who ushers in the new Golden Age. It's not perfect match but it's pretty close. Greed and being tempted are pretty big themes in LOTR. The Dwarves of Khazad Dum and mining too deep, Sauron and the Rings and Numenor, Ringwraiths lust for power
Жыл бұрын
Numenor is the story of Atlantis. It is not allegorical, Tolkien straight up says he wanted to write his own Atlantis story.
@ilvtofo
Жыл бұрын
What do you think about the wizard being a blue wizard possibly?
@martinb4272
Жыл бұрын
Actually, I think, the missed opprtunity concerning filling in the blank spots of Tolkien are the greatest failing of the show. I think the creators does not understand that a substantial part of the allure of Tolkien's litterature, and the movies, is the depth of the universe. I am now a semi-knowledgeable enjoyer of the Tolkien-universe , however as many others I too started out as a casual reader and viewer. To create "new" lore with depth would scratch that itch of curiosity and wonder, that I suscpect a much larger part of the audience, even the mainstream one, actually have. The potential for creating a commercial pull from immersion is not at all pandering to the hard core of fans only. I think the writers and creators are grossly underestimating the majority of viewers in so many ways.
@joshvines1765
Жыл бұрын
is there anyone here that could translate something to dwarfen? or know where i could find such people
@williamwest831
Жыл бұрын
After watching your Istari talk , isn’t Saruman supposed to be the first wizard that comes to middle earth. ? And if he’s already their then where is he or is he off in the east doing what ever he does out their before he comes back ? Like you say ! Lots of plot holes. 🤦♂️🥃
@KingBarnaDuke
Жыл бұрын
Iif I ignore the fact that the show almost completely disregarded Tolkiens work. And the terrible marketing and blatant fan baiting by Amazon and the "writers". And the poor dialogue, plot holes, and the senseless, plodding storyline...and their horrible, disrespectful interpretation of Galadriel. Ignore all that, and the best the show runners could hope for from the audience is "APATHY". Thanks for the video guys. I have enjoyed them very much. All the best in NZ. Beautiful awesome country. "The road goes ever on" . ☺
@JD-bk4zi
Жыл бұрын
This is one of worst, if not the worst show I ever watched. As LOTR show and as a Standalone Fantasy Show. Also about the Annatar the Director said in an interview "It wouldn't be interesting since people allready know that story"
@GuitarJammerJohn
Жыл бұрын
If the final episode was different and Halbrand wasn’t Sauron I would actually say as a fantasy series it was decent. But I do agree as a LOTR show it isn’t very good though I have seen worse shows.
@beasty7063
Жыл бұрын
So when I watched the first episode I skipped the half foot scenes the black elf scenes a few other really slow and boring scenes you get about 20 minutes of actual story to take in. And 40 minutes of literally nothing important at all. I’m so happy you guys watched it and did these review videos so I don’t have to watch the series myself
@SheppardOfNumenor
Жыл бұрын
Missed opportunity for those people present on the raft with Halbrand on becoming the unnamed Nazgûl after he saves them from that sea beast. Could have shown his magical powers.
@freddielloyd1373
Жыл бұрын
What if you did a ar adunaim campaign but half the army go to umbar while the other goes to lond dear or tharbad
@jalektor9670
Жыл бұрын
I agree with the look of the show - it was very good wide shots and creation of areas I liked. That's about it. I never really cared for any character in the show. Being Scottish, I was put off by the Dwarves being the cliched accent etc. The last episode has put me off watching. It just made no sense why they would reveal Halbrand as Sauron simply because a piece of paper said the Southron king has not existed for over a thousand years. And as you described about Galadrial totally out of character how she acted after getting this information and doing nothing to stop the rings creation or really telling them who he really was. Just broke my immersion of the show
@davidp7178
Жыл бұрын
Very nice assessment of the series. I pretty much agree with both of you on most points. As a Yank (New York State) I enjoyed the bit about accents. My wife and I watch a great deal of UK TV shows, (BBC, ITV, Sky), and need subtitles to follow any of the dialog. Even with the subs, we often don't know what the actors mean as the idioms are so different, not to mention the foods that I had not heard of (thanks to google for a quick explanation of Scotch eggs, toad in the hole and a full English, not to mention that pudding means desert, not actual pudding). I appreciated having Jess (AKA Little Blue Ferret) give her assessments on your series of videos on the show. It was refreshing to hear from a Tolkien fan who only knows the story from the films and doesn't really know the back story. She at least gave it a chance, unlike the multitude of KZitemrs who started hating the show from the first hints and trailers. I have been a huge Tolkien fan for 50 years and was so looking forward to this show. Although my disappointment in this knows no bounds, I still would not have missed it. I am curious about whether the many commenters who have said that they would not watch the series actually followed through and skipped it. I also think that despite the denials of some, objecting to the race of an actor playing a mythical character is in fact a racist act. Doesn't mean that you are a card carrying nazi or KKK member, but it is a racist though. Thanks for the weekly missing info videos. I looked forward to seeing them after watching each episode and also look forward to your closing video on the series.
@doomsdaybooty1072
Жыл бұрын
Respectfully, I disagree with your point on race swapping. I think it can be done well, so it does not detract from the immersion of the world, but this was not so in RoP. I feel like for all the talk of diversity, these writers don't respect or understand it, and where it comes from. Their approach was to try and depict small nomadic tribes, isolated island nations and clans of elves as racially diverse as LA. If you are doing a story set in ancient history, don't be afraid to show us a diverse world, where the different groups are more isolated, developing apart, and giving rise to the differences that make modern diversity what it is. I think this takes more courage, it makes more sense, and I don't believe most of the fans are actually racist, we can handle some ugly truths about the nature of human development. This attitude, that the average fan is a bigot who needs to be reeducated to live in the modern world, is what motivates shows like this to butcher the world building and depiction of different races, as rather than just telling a good story, and making the diversity serve the story, they are trying to lecture us about moral virtues, and make the story serve the diversity. I truly don't think that 98% of the fans object to a diverse Middle Earth or strong female characters. We just want it to make sense, and honor the vision of the Professor.
@davidp7178
Жыл бұрын
@@doomsdaybooty1072 I repeat with some clarification: Objecting to the race of an actor who is playing a fantasy character in a fantasy series based ONLY on a short trailer or, as was the case with my initial assessment, a picture of an upcoming, unreleased series, is, by definition, a racist act. Again, not claiming that these individuals are Nazis, KKK members or MAGA clowns, just that this objection is a racists act. It is irrelevant how the series handles this as the series was unreleased when this criticism was issued.
@doomsdaybooty1072
Жыл бұрын
@@davidp7178 ya, I heard you the first time, I'm just not so sure that what you're saying is correct. People always say "it's fantasy so why would the race matter" but my point is that it is supposed to be a rendition of our earlier world, so we're not objecting to the existence of different races, we're objecting to the bungled, mixed up way in which the diversity is presented. Most people are complaining that they just stuck a black person in every race as opposed to having the appropriate areas represented with exclusively black actors.
@davidp7178
Жыл бұрын
@@doomsdaybooty1072 No you have not heard me! My original comment was based on a comment that was made after a picture of a black dwarf was seen by the commenter who was so upset that he was not going to watch the series, soley based on this. That is racist as the bungling had yet to be exposed and bungle, they did. Why can't you just admit that some Tolkien fans are racist? Do you truly believe that a Tolkien fan who sees a picture of a black dwarf and claims that, based soley on this, he will not watch the show, does not, at least have some sort of racial issue? Really?
@doomsdaybooty1072
Жыл бұрын
@@davidp7178 respectfully, considering the ideology behind Amazon's diversity policy, which is common knowledge, I can relate to fans' disgust with their approach. Now I'm sure there are some racists who appreciate Tolkien, but considering how Sophia Nom-Vete was publicly boasting about being the first female dwarf of color, the writing was on the wall. In point of fact these sorts of policies are blatantly racist, even if a prescribed 'corrective' racism. Many folks, black, white and anything in between are extremely disgusted by these racialized equity policies, and we react to them. Also, companies like Amazon and Disney seem to engage in 'fan baiting' - IE they deliberately play into this debate to trigger fans into publicly complaining, so they can then accuse all critics of racism. So, I just mean to say, plenty of folks like myself who are genuinely good people, not a racist bone in our bodies, are at the point where we react negatively to Hollywood's current tendency to substitute creativity for diversity. The point of Amazon's diversity policy is to 'fix' white supremacy by favoring actors of color and downplaying white male characters. This is why Elrond is a politician, Gil Galad a bad king, Elendil kind of weak and ineffectual, but Arondir kicks ass. This is why you see a black character represented in every race of Middle Earth, always in a position of power (except Arondir who is just a soldier, but the most skilled at combat). This show was half written by the diversity coordinator, and the writers just filled in the blanks. People are aware of this ideology, are sick of it, so they react contemptuously. Not necessarily born out of any racial animosity, but because this bogus worldview is being hamfisted down their throat via their favorite IPs.
@HLByron
Жыл бұрын
I'm with you on the vast majority of this, I don't think this was a good show, I'll never rewatch it, but I am (maybe to my detriment) unable to accept sheer idiocy from the writers, so there's a few weaselly, convoluted and sloppy ways out of some of the problems you have. I don't think any of these answers were conveyed, but some were hinted at. Why did Galadriel allow them to make the Rings? Because the only way to defeat Sauron is for Elves to remain on Middle-Earth, & Galadriel is now playing with the ultimate freedom of her people in order to have another chance at facing Sauron. She's running parallel to Feanor. Why did Halbrand save Galadriel / help the Numenoreans / get shipwrecked? I think he's not ultimate evil Sauron yet, I think he's legitimately still going back and forth, thinking Middle-Earth should be saved and only he knows how to, similar to how the Stranger is remembering things about himself. I don't think he even has the One Ring plan yet. I think lore-wise he should be making the One Ring pronto, but hey-ho, I think that'll be down the line as a result of something bad and corrupting happening, maybe Adar or Morgoth related. (If the discordant black tendril at the beginning is Melkor not Sauron, this makes more sense.) Why did the Numenoreans let Halbrand out of prison? Galadriel convinces Miriel that he's King of the Southlands and after a few conflicting visions, the Queen-ish lets him out. As you say the name "Annatar" isn't in the Appendices so the wink-at-the-camera "Think of it as a gift" moment might be the best we'll get, or as you say he'll try this tact with the Dwarves or Men instead. The other Rings also aren't in the Appendices, so they can only go on what was explained at Rivendell. Why try to tell a story they're not allowed to tell? I don't know.
@michaeltheodorou2490
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review but I thought the show was terrible! 0/10 the visuals were ok and Elrond and durin were cool but the rest were crap! I love numenor and their descendents but they just butchered it completely!
@KizzMyAbs
Жыл бұрын
The line from Gandalf was so cringe “Im….GOOD”
@MrHelllllloooooo
Жыл бұрын
So we probably aren't gonna get another season of you guys doing this with season 2?
@nottheeviltwin2
Жыл бұрын
We haven't said that we won't do another series for season 2, we just don't want to promise we will without a release date for season 2 😊
@BoltonForTheNorth
Жыл бұрын
Unrelated to the rings of power, but have you heard Henry Cavill is leaving the witcher for season 4? Apparently Liam Hemsworth is taking over after that
@nottheeviltwin2
Жыл бұрын
I know! SUCH A SHAME 😭
@thegoodsoldiersvjek2335
Жыл бұрын
I find people's attitudes to this very series very interesting, perhaps my first brush with 'fan rage' , a question I have asked on other forums/sites is (and not gotten an answer) - 'if you don't like it would you have preferred it had not been made'? and if not liking it, will you be bothering to watch the second series? Having been into Tolkien for nearly 60 years I enjoyed the first series and look forward to the next and was simply happy to revisit Middle Earth again .
@wd2989
Жыл бұрын
I binge watched the 8 episodes - I do that in order to better follow story continuity. I didn’t like the show. And I do wish it had not been made. I felt anger about the poor fidelity to lore. It might reflect “Tolkien themes” but I don’t want just a Tolkien themed show. I wanted Tolkien’s stories depicted, not just a theme. I also ponder if this “billion dollar failure” is planting the seed of doubt in studios that adapting Tolkien lore is a risky endeavor. Who can say. I do not intend on watching any second season. From a 50yr Tolkien fan of the legendarium: from Arda’s creation to the 4th Age.
@heresyslamyou
Жыл бұрын
@The Good Soldier Svjek I didn't like the show (to put it mildly), and wouldn't watch another; everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and there are ways of voicing that opinion without being petulant - which a lot of people can't seem grasp on the internet. Thankfully, this community seems to do pretty well at having discussions and disagreements in a civil manner. My main issue with ROP has been the media coverage surrounding it. The showrunners actively misled people about the show beforehand, i.e. not having any of the themes and spirit of Tolkien and messing with the timeline, then after release any negative opinions got mischaracterised as fan rage, which just fuelled more arguments. There are undoubtedly going to be people who yell obnoxiously, but the vast majority of criticism I've seen has been considered, if disparaging. I'm growing increasingly resentful of being lumped in with a broad swathe of the population and being called derogatory terms, by multinational media companies and news outlets, because they decided to hire inexperienced and inept showrunners who wrote a nonsensical boring story. I feel like a standard of media has to be upheld because I have no doubt Hollywood would sell us 90 minutes of TV static if it still made money. There is no incentive to make quality media because it's expensive, and a string of commercial failures would tank the share price. They will put out the minimum viable product to increase profits, so I think it's important to give them honest feedback that their product isn't acceptable; even if this is only one show, big projects set the standard for the movie/tv industry as a whole I enjoy hearing other people's opinions, even if they don't agree with me. That courtesy doesn't extend to corporations whose only motivation is profit. What did you think worked about the show? What do you think should happen in the next season?
@CompagnoPietro
Жыл бұрын
I mean, Shadow of War had outrageous lore breaks, but the most important thing was it was somewhat enjoyable. This show, even seen as just a generic fantasy show, fails in this regard. Lackluster storytelling, plot for plot's sake, bad dialogues, and even worse - complete disregard for it's own established lore with the many and many plotholes. I'd give it a 5 if it was a normal show. But this being part of LOTR, with its own established lore you need to adhere to, and the most expansive show ever, I give it a 2.
@ProgPiglet
Жыл бұрын
The difference in casting between this show and The Lord of the Rings illustrates the gulf in quality perfectly. Case in point, arguably the series' strongest character and actor, Elrond, still looks like an absolute mungbean in comparison to Hugo Weaving's portrayal of Elrond. Him and Cate Blanchett truly do feel like elvish royalty.. in part because of their cultivated, lilting Australian accents, but also because of their vast experience in theatre acting. As well as being absurdly talented of course. Can these Rings of Power casting muppets put two thoughts together and maybe *consider* getting actors with such experience and pedigree, instead of this motley of what may as well be random guinea pigs. Like yeah someone like Halbrand is a decent actor, but his stage presence is one of a random uni dropout from leeds. And he's bluddy Sauron. And they made Celebrimbor looks like someone who distributes plastic straws. God are these people thinkIng, how hard can it be to bung in some talented actors like Geoffrey Rush as gandalf or Javier Bardem as a corrupted elf just off the top of my head
@Esquarious
Жыл бұрын
I really disagree about Hugo Weaving... especially since there's a rumor that David Bowie was interested in the role. Someone deep faked him in for The Council of Elrond if you search "LotR Hollywood Deepfake" and I personally think he looks amazing in that role. Cate Blanchett was amazing.
@doomsdaybooty1072
Жыл бұрын
My biggest problem with the show was all of it. It was pretty much all wrong and you really have to cherry pick little things to find praiseworthy moments - like the establishing shot of Numenor was good. Which it was, but past that I thought when they were in set it all felt really small. I just wish they told Tolkien's story instead of their own, because - shocker - he is a much better writer than them
@zaroc91
Жыл бұрын
What they liked: the amount of money spent on the show. What they didn’t like: the show.
@dnaseb9214
Жыл бұрын
All your questions have 1 simple answer. The writers are horrible and arrogant and activly hate the source material, author or fans.
@joelincz8314
Жыл бұрын
As you have mentioned they don't have the rights to all the books, is the fall of Numenor even mentioned in the appendix in the amount of detail you want from this show, I am guessing not. I do enjoy the rants, thank you for this video.
@sebe2255
Жыл бұрын
If the fall of Numenor is off limits then they might as well not have started the show at all
@mannibus1571
Жыл бұрын
The hobbits sounded Northern Irish or Yorkshire to me.
@samuelcox30
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the worst things were the needless tension they created where there shouldn’t have been any and ruined characters who should have been heroes and legends. In fact they just never got the feel and the atmosphere right… the elves (and the faithful Numenorians) are elevated beings, we don’t want to see them (particularly the wisest) bickering for no reason or losing the plot to create phoney tension.
@kimsnightmare
Жыл бұрын
Great video
@Kyle-mo7hx
Жыл бұрын
Everyone needs to just relax. Pretty much every major show starts off with a rocky first season. Just look at Star Trek TNG. Season 1 was nauseatingly bad, but it ended up being one of the best shows. Rings of Power will improve
@Kalstorm22
Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@TETASARAIVACS
Жыл бұрын
The 16 were made before, by Annatar and Celebrimbor, BEFORE Annatar was “killed” by Adar (in the “show lore”). The 16 was always in Halbrand’s pouch. Second season will start with flashbacks of Sauron’s history, and then we’ll se another actor as Annatar working with Celebrimbor in Eregion.
@paulmphoto
Жыл бұрын
The show does explain why halbrand gets out of prison. The show implies that galadrel has a plan for making the rings. I suspect rings being early is similar to gandalf being released early tricky but doesn't break timeline.
@alancramer1980
Жыл бұрын
sauron could torture, mutilate and break adar, making him the mouth.
@sethelrod9099
Жыл бұрын
I feel ya on the accent part. The southern accent is used for a simpleton type character as well. Aside from that, for me it was just so boring, “Lord of The Expositions”
@yoichinasu7348
Жыл бұрын
Just remind you and the other Tolkien will never aprove the Jackson movies, imagine this fan fic...
@ajavierb2078
Жыл бұрын
Will the DAC videos return now?
Жыл бұрын
No, now I will leave KZitem behind. I have mentioned this a great deal over the past 6 months or so. The channel is ending and these videos were brought to you by Jess convincing me I should stay long enough to cover RoP. I will then do videos like this for LOTR and maybe the hobbit but the gaming part of my channel is over with the whole channel following by the end of the year. Sorry.
@nefarious8278
Жыл бұрын
@ will it be deleted or just no more videos
Жыл бұрын
Just no more videos.
@ajavierb2078
Жыл бұрын
@ yess i know but i was hoping for the dol amroth playtrough. But from what i understand that wil also stop. Thank you for all the work you put in to the mod. I really enjoy it.
@alexandersidestreammedia
8 күн бұрын
Without you guys Rings of Power isn't half as good. Would hold my breath till a return but I know it would probably turn me purple.
@Ulyssestnt
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree for the most part ,the Hallbrand actor was the strongest part after Adar and Durin , Elrond and Celebrimbor. I think the show could have been saved in the edit somewhat.
@MrTimebomb12
Жыл бұрын
The root problem they had was putting too much money into visuals. This show was a VFX masterpiece, but the tradeoff is that you can only have 8 episodes. This made the pacing horrendous. The viewer did not get to spend enough time with any character.
@humblegamer7876
Жыл бұрын
Bro lol, im literally from North Carolina and we can tell when the accents are off. Everyone has uk pals these days from forums and discords or whatever, I even notice in BBC productions when they give servants outrageously hammy northern voices regardless of where the actor is from Even beyond the hobbits i feel most of the numenorean crew/isildurs shipmates etc are rlly v laughable. Theyre all v plainly posh actors that would be at home in some inbetweeners type show about an insufferable school
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